diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec_ameth.c b/crypto/ec/ec_ameth.c
index f715a238a6..11283769b9 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ec_ameth.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec_ameth.c
@@ -453,14 +453,16 @@ static int do_EC_KEY_print(BIO *bp, const EC_KEY *x, int off, int ktype)
 	if (ktype > 0)
 		{
 		public_key = EC_KEY_get0_public_key(x);
-		if ((pub_key = EC_POINT_point2bn(group, public_key,
-			EC_KEY_get_conv_form(x), NULL, ctx)) == NULL)
+		if (public_key != NULL)
 			{
-			reason = ERR_R_EC_LIB;
-			goto err;
-			}
-		if (pub_key)
+			if ((pub_key = EC_POINT_point2bn(group, public_key,
+				EC_KEY_get_conv_form(x), NULL, ctx)) == NULL)
+				{
+				reason = ERR_R_EC_LIB;
+				goto err;
+				}
 			buf_len = (size_t)BN_num_bytes(pub_key);
+			}
 		}
 
 	if (ktype == 2)
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec_asn1.c b/crypto/ec/ec_asn1.c
index e94f34e11b..510295ef2b 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ec_asn1.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec_asn1.c
@@ -1230,7 +1230,8 @@ int	i2d_ECPrivateKey(EC_KEY *a, unsigned char **out)
 	size_t          buf_len=0, tmp_len;
 	EC_PRIVATEKEY   *priv_key=NULL;
 
-	if (a == NULL || a->group == NULL || a->priv_key == NULL)
+	if (a == NULL || a->group == NULL || a->priv_key == NULL ||
+	    (!(a->enc_flag & EC_PKEY_NO_PUBKEY) && a->pub_key == NULL))
 		{
 		ECerr(EC_F_I2D_ECPRIVATEKEY,
                       ERR_R_PASSED_NULL_PARAMETER);